Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-02-13

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,840 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 1,975▲ 9 vs year ago 1,831 · +0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
283 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 266▲ 80 vs year ago 203 · +39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 67▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.42/cwt on 654 head.
Average price
$235.42
654 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$34.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.27
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449246.901,108176
Medium and Large 2450236.911,067161
Medium and Large 1541232.281,256254
Small and Medium 1-2462212.1798063
One grade step is worth $34.73/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale654 hd
235.42
—
OK average5 barns · 3,077 hd
210.15
+25.27
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,723105.801,82314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32292.621,22430
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08289.8897225
CowsLean 85-90%Low98275.9674688

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,314$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,194$1,2734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,2009

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320317.35/cwt314.00–324.001,01611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328297.75/cwt294.00–304.0097744
Steers—Medium and Large 2369275.22/cwt271.00–281.001,01634
Steers—Medium and Large 1374309.26/cwt303.00–313.001,1575
Steers—Medium and Large 2431236.00/cwt230.00–242.001,01756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432246.47/cwt243.00–253.001,06562
Steers—Medium and Large 1433257.02/cwt254.00–264.001,11338
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2443215.50/cwt215.50–215.5095551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468235.90/cwt229.00–239.001,10421
Steers—Medium and Large 2474223.94/cwt218.00–228.001,06128
Steers—Medium and Large 1490246.27/cwt240.00–250.001,20734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517246.63/cwt243.00–250.001,27516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521225.51/cwt221.00–231.001,17512
Steers—Medium and Large 1522239.64/cwt232.00–242.001,25131
Steers—Medium and Large 2525216.26/cwt210.00–220.001,13543
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2541198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,07112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,25718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570205.41/cwt202.00–212.001,17120
Steers—Medium and Large 1582215.96/cwt213.00–223.001,25721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606194.35/cwt191.00–201.001,17817
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608216.03/cwt215.00–217.001,31314
Steers—Medium and Large 1618209.49/cwt202.00–212.001,29526
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added671194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,3059
Steers—Medium and Large 1678183.74/cwt179.00–189.001,24622
Steers—Medium and Large 1732175.69/cwt172.50–182.501,2869
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316205.04/cwt200.00–210.0064821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335212.79/cwt211.00–221.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372208.07/cwt204.00–214.0077427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372200.00/cwt200.00–200.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388220.89/cwt215.00–225.0085735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421222.13/cwt215.00–225.0093580
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421208.39/cwt204.00–214.0087726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425197.81/cwt193.00–203.0084163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464216.94/cwt209.50–219.501,00768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467200.64/cwt197.00–207.0093743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476190.44/cwt186.00–196.0090649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514199.72/cwt195.50–205.501,02760
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533190.10/cwt184.00–194.001,01326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579190.55/cwt186.00–196.001,10348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623171.07/cwt165.50–175.501,06618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728162.96/cwt155.50–165.501,18625
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335275.81/cwt273.00–277.509245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423235.00/cwt235.00–235.009943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478228.65/cwt228.00–229.001,0939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515215.96/cwt214.00–218.001,1124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543188.53/cwt185.00–195.501,0246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1552205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710165.67/cwt165.00–166.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679104.48/cwt103.00–106.001,7546
Bulls——1,68599.63/cwt98.00–102.001,6793
Bulls——1,799111.09/cwt109.00–114.001,9995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82163.88/cwt60.00–65.0052413
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85271.39/cwt67.00–73.0060811
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94977.70/cwt74.00–79.0073731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97386.04/cwt83.00–89.008374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02581.00/cwt81.00–81.008303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09689.37/cwt89.00–92.5097919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11177.11/cwt76.00–78.008579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12373.64/cwt73.00–75.008276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16383.65/cwt83.00–84.5097312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23287.78/cwt85.00–90.001,0817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31592.89/cwt92.00–94.001,22212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42398.37/cwt97.00–100.001,4009
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,272.65/head1,100.00–1,475.001,2734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3141,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,199.50/head1,000.00–1,325.001,2009

This sale against other markets

Oklahoma weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.